Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-03

Iui grown non IN the iOggy atnOS-
| pnere of London.
A RUSSIAN has invented a new and ter
rible explosive. 1t is likely to be very
destructive to the Nihilists who are try
/ ing to kill the Gar.
| GoyERNoE Ames has requested the re-
return from the war department OF the
| flags captured by the confederates from
Massachusetts regiments during the re-
beIlion.
The internal revenue collections for
thu first ten months of the present fiscal
year aggregate $95, 253,0G5, against $95,
303, ,7l5 for the corresponding period of
the preceding year.
The Vedder high license bill passed by
the New York legislature has been vetoed
by Governor Hill.
An apparently abundant flow of natural
gas was struck Monday in well being
bored at Cincinnati and in a well at
Miamisburg, Ohio, place some ten miles
from Dayton.
Born the Northern and the Southern
Presbyterian General Assemblies have
appointed committee to bring about, if
possible, basis of consolidation between
the two assemblies.
CHARLES BUCKLEY was taken into custo
dy at Lubrig, Tex, on suspicion of being
concerned in the recent train robbery
near MNeil station This is the eighth
arrest in connection with that crime.
NJ. RoUyIER has been successful in
forming a Government Cabinet for
France, with General Saussier for Minis
ter of War, in place of General Boulang-
er. The Cabinet is composed of MOder
ate Republicans, which means reaction
against radicalism md militarism.
TnE property losses in the Upper Pen
insula of Michigan during the present
month by storm and fire are estimated
di HttuL To,N'b,VUV' iHl5 lHCluuco tAS
destruction of the mining village of Lake
Linden, which alone entailed a loss of
about s., 100000 Some of the most
valuable forests of pine and hardwood
timb er in that region have been swept
away.
GENERAL BUTLER denies the story that
that he recently secured an appointment
for lady in the treasury department
to whom special privileges were granted.
He says he did ask place in another de-
partment for a lady and was refused. 1t
would appear from this that the generals
influence with the administration is not
exactly overpowering.
Ir is told of an Indiana granger who
recently called on the President, that
after shaking hands and looking him
over from head to foot, he broke out:
"Na al, wa al! Here l hev ben votin'
for Presidents nigh onto fifty year, an
I'll be golblasted eff you amt the fust
one | ever see! Jes' shake agiu, will
yer." There can be no doubt that the
President shook
THu immediate occasion of the killing
of Editor Willard by Editor Richardson
at Loup City, Nebraska, was the publica-
zion in the latter's paper ola scandaIous
piece of doggerel rejecting upon the
characters of Willard and his wife.
Richardson has been taken to a neigh
boring county and lodged in jail, as
lynching was feared if no was kept at
Loup City. The feud between the two
men was of long standing and grew out
of political differences.
TuE monotony of existence in st. Louis
was relieved Saturday by a couple of
sensational events. "Mose" Fraley, who
Is about the only live man on the board
of trade, had fsticuff on the floor of
the exchange with fellow member, and
shortly afterwards a couple of well known
politicians, one of them a member of the
legislature came to blows on public
street.
LoEp LANsDowNE's full and complete
name, if none of it has got away. is
Henry Charles Keith Petty Fitzmaurice,
Marquis of Lausdowne, Earl Wycombe
Chipping Wycombe, BuckinChamshire;
N'scount Caine aud Canelstone. wiltshire:
Lord Wycombe, Baron of Chipping Wv
combe, Buckinghamshire: Earl of Kerry:
Earl Of Shelbourne; Viscount Clanmau-
rice and FitzmauTice; Baron of Kerry,
Lixnaw and Dunkeron. O'Brien has done
nothing while in Canada so bad as TO
aFyly this name to the Marquis.
In 1871 Z. q. Stevens, of Aurora. Ill.
left his wife and home one night and was
never heard of. Surprising him to be
dead, Mrs. Stevens in 1885, married Mr..
\. Billing. Last Thursday night Stevens
suddenly returned, announced that he
was living IN Muscatine, Iowa, and would
like to see his former wife. The latter,
however, concluded that she didn't want
to see man who had not cared to see
her for sixteen years, and Mr.. Stevens
will be obliged to look up new wife.
ONE of the Catholic sisters residing
at Albany Mimi, was frightened into
Inconsistencies few mornings since in
the church vestibu,e. 1t seems that
Simon kePpler, an insane man, whose
parents reside at Jauesville, and who has
brothers living at Beaver Dam, entered
the church through window and arrayed
himself in the priests vestments. He
then secured q burning candle and march
ed down the center aisle of the auditorium
Just as the sister opened the door She
shrieked and tainted on discovering the
cranky aPparition. Keppler has been as
signed to an asylum.
TIE new French ministry is beset with
trouble. At the first meeting OF the new
cabine: Gen. Saussier announced his in.
tention of withdrawing the military bill.
Ills colleagues were opposed to sxch ac-
tion and Saussier was obliged to surren-